This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 18th August, 2020

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/TopiaryTree/TopiaryTree.htm


Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

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Supplies
  Images:
4630-luzcristina.png
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lizztish_a-park-bench2.pspimage
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1-fly-garten19.pspimage
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Topiary Tree.png
scalloped border.png
leaves.png
corner.png

Signature.png

Some of these image were obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Texture:
winni.texture.036.BMPfile

Pattern:
GOLD Angra14.jpg

 Mask:
LF-Mask-51.jpg
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Lace_Border_Mask_elizabeth_creations.jpg
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Selections:
D.D.Topiary

Presets:
D.D.TopiaryPreset

Double Click on the    icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.

Colour Swatch


Plugins:
MuRa's Seamless
&<Sandflower Specials"v">
Filter Factory Gallery D
(Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Eye Candy 4000
Adjust
Alien Skin/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact

Found here:

AND 


Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 2020.... other versions may need adjustment
Some of the graphics may be from Free to Use sites or Share Groups. 
If you are the creator of one of these please let me know so that appropriate credit can be given. 
No infringement of copyright is intended or intentional.
Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

Some helpful information:

You can change the blend mode, opacity and drop shadow, as well as colourise the materials,
according to the tubes/colours you are using.

When applying the Resize with the All Layers option checked, this will be informed in the tutorial,
otherwise, apply the resize with this option unchecked.

Remember always to save your work.

Whenever you reduce an image, apply Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen, to maintain the sharpness of the image.

Some tools or features have other names in earlier versions of the PSP.



Please Note:   Offset settings provided in this tutorial may vary according to size of your image.
Please adjust to suit.

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Set your Foreground colour to #ebe7c9
Set your Background colour to #bfb29b

Step One:
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Install Preset
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

Maximise Topairy Tree.png
Adjust/Colour/Red/Green/Blue as follows:



For PSP9 and earlier versions use Adjust/Colour Balance/Red/Green/Blue

You can choose whatever colour you like.
Your choice will be the shades used in your version of this Tutorial so change your
foreground and background colours to suit.
File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:



Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:



Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Default Settings
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture winni.texture.036 as follows:



Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image LF-Mask-51 as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings

Step Three:
Maximise Topiary Tree.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Four:
Select Group-Raster 2 Layer
Selections/Select All
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise lizztish_a-park-bench2.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Change Opacity to 55%
Adjust/Soften/Soft Focus as follows:



Step Five:
Select Raster 2 Layer
Selection Tool/Custom Selection with the following settings:





Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/High Pass Sharpen as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Six:
 Maximise scalloped border.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
  Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change to Target Tool found here:



Using the Change to Target Tool, wipe over the border with Foreground Gradient
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Layers/Arrange/Move Down

Step Seven:
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find Lace_Border_Mask_elizabeth_creations.jpg) as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Step Eight:
Change Background Colour to Pattern GOLD Angra14 as follows;



Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/White
Select border with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Pool Shadow as follows:



Selections/Select None
Edit/Copy

Step Nine:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Layers/New Raster Layer
Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Filter Factory Gallery D/Ring Tile as follows:



Selections/Select None
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Topiary from Disk as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Pool Shadow
Effects/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select None
 Maximise 4630-luzcristina.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Perspective Shadow D.D.TopiaryPreset OR as follows:

     

Step Eleven:
Maximise leaves.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:




Layers/Duplicate
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Twelve:
Maximise 1-fly-garten19.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original/More Cyan/Lighter as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Thirteen:
Maximise corner.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Image/Add Border/5 pixels/Background Colour
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/900 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
File/Export/JPEG Optimiser/Compression Value 20

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
A big thank you to the ladies who test my Tutorials
TESTERS' RESULTS


BETTY


FRAN


LILLIAN


SHIRLEY NZ


INGE-LORE

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